coming up, we talk to a worker in the philippines about the devastating typhoon and the search for survivors. and the senior communications adviser tells me about the ponti pontiff's social media strategy. he'll send out his first tweet soon. and we talk about the idea of completely eliminating kickoffs and why it could be a good idea. your money starts right now. >>> congratulations, washington. you achieved nothing this week. this is "your money." president obama's offer to avoid the fiscal cliff was laughed at by republicans last week. this week the gop counter offered. theirs, extend tax cuts to the everyone including the rich. $2.2 million in areas from closing loopholes and deductions, savings on health care and cuts in discretionary spending. other than that, no specifics. president obama said the gop must agree to one thing to get anywhere close to a deal. >> we have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. we're not going to get a deal without it. >> speaker boehner fired back. >> this week we made a good faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis. now we need a response from the white hou